Red Puppet Is Sick

This morning Ellany came to me and asked for a bow. She said she was wrapping a present. Curious, I followed her out to the living room. This is what I found...

When I asked what was happening she told me, "Red Puppet is sick!". (He is Red Puppet because he wears a red shirt.) She had made him a little bed on the couch, got him Ryker's favorite rabbit and made him a card! Here is the inside of the card:

Then she showed me his present - a Winnie the Pooh book between 2 blank sheets of paper (her improvised wrapping paper). I helped her tape it together and put the bow on. She then decided Red Puppet needed a snack. First she fed him some plastic watermelon, then got him a drink. Next, she opened his present for him and sat on the couch to read the book to him.

This whole scene has got to be one of the sweetest things I have ever seen!! Especially considering Ellany's background...she has only really gotten the hang of pretend play the last year or so. It was great to see her acting out empathy for someone else's feelings.

Not long after this, I was in another room and heard Ellany exclaim, "He's Alive!". I guess Red Puppet made a speedy recovery. ;0)